Celtic Food - Traditional Irish and Scottish Cook Books

Celtic food reflects the distinct cultures of the people of the
British Isles - the Irish and Scots have both brought delicious
and distinctive dishes to the world's attention.

The following Celtic cook books focus on traditional recipes from
Ireland, Wales and Scotland, with a strong emphasis on the simple
foods and baked goods beloved for centuries in these Celtic
countries, along with interesting commentary on the Celtic
customs and traditions upon which the recipes are based.

Billed as a cookbook for modern pagans, Asala has compiled
a very nice collection of traditional recipes from a
variety of Celtic countries. From the description: "Joanne
Asala gathers generations-old recipes from Wales, Cornwall,
Scotland, Ireland, and England, associates them with
appropriate festivals and times of the year, then sprinkles
a dash of folklore between them." This Celtic cookbook
is organized around entire meals - from appetizer to
dessert - making it a great choice for entertaining
or holiday planning. Over 200 recipes.

Take a culinary journey to the six Celtic lands with recipes
that have been passed down through the ages. Over 160
recipes from the Celtic world including soups, breads,
fish, main courses, game, sweets, cakes and drinks.

More than 300 traditional dishes, each recipe is complemented
by tips, tales, historical insights and common Irish
customs, many of which have been passed down from one
generation to the next through the greatest of oral
traditions.

Imbued with a passion to preserve the traditions of Irish cooking,
Darina Allen has journeyed all over Ireland, researching
and recording different recipes and regional dishes.
Irish Traditional Cooking is a rich record of Ireland's
wealth of culinary history. Ireland's strong tradition
of farming, home baking, simple good food was based
on what was readily available, with broths and soups,
fish, game, and potato dishes all an essential part
of traditional Irish cooking.

"An invaluable delight to both professional and novice alike,
the author includes a fascinating history of the Irish
breadmaking tradition. Recipes range from old favorites,
such as Irish brown soda bread, blackberry jelly, Irish
tea-cake and Irish whiskey cake to the more unusual
treats such as Ballylickey Yummy Cake and Ballymaloe
Walnut Meringue....the "Festive Fares" section contains
recipes which can be used on many festive occasions
like Hallowe'en, Christmas, Easter and Irish style Weddings."
Totally authentic, another winner from well-known Irish
food writer Georgina Campbell.

For the experienced cook (and determined beginner), this is a
wonderful collection of over 150 Irish recipes from
several well-respected Irish chefs, based soundly on
Irish tradition, but with a modern flair. Mouth-watering
photographs and delightful snippets of Irish history
and culinary tradition make this cookbook worth having
- even if you don't actually cook (but you will, of
course). Elegant Irish Cooking represents the
best of current Irish cooking.

A
Year in a Scots Kitchen: Celebrating Summer's End to Worshipping Its Beginning
by Catherine Brown

Ms. Brown takes you on a culinary tour of Scotland through
the seasons with this terrific cookbook. Each month
of the year includes a chapter about the Scot's gardener
and recipes appropriate to that season - including the
holidays, Halloween, Christmas, Hogmanay, Burn's Night,
and so on throughout the year. Stovies, black buns,
shortbread, haggis, steak pie, bannocks, oatcakes, salmon
steaks, blackberry jam, on and on and on. Yum.

Capture the tastes and traditions with over 150 easy-to-follow recipes
and 700 stunning photographs, including step-by-step instructions. Classic
dishes from the borders, highlands and isles, with traditional dishes that
conjure up the essence of Scotland - Cullen Skink, Lamb Stovies, Venison
Auld Reekie and Burns' Night Haggis - as well as modern twists on classic
recipes and contemporary ideas. Also contains a fascinating exploration of
Scotland's culinary heritage, including the famous game reserves and
fishing streams, the smoke houses, the speciality jam-makers and dairy
producers, and the world-renowned whisky distilleries.

This delightful little cookbook is a spiral-bound, index
card size, with laminated pages, it yet contains dozens
of authentic, traditional Scottish recipes along with
wonderful bits of Scottish lore. The Scots, like the
Irish, rely a great deal on seafood and beef (Angus,
of course), but their forté is sweets - scones
and shortbreads. This little cookbook has it all, including
recipes for festive occasions such as Burn's Night.

Wright has written many terrific Scottish cookbooks, and was
one of the "Two Fat Ladies" - which was Scotland's
most popular cooking show. Here she takes a tremendously
witty look at the history of Scotland's most famous
(and to some most disgusting) national treat - the haggis.
Less a cookbook than an hilarious romp through Scotland's
history, this book is sure to delight anyone with an
interest in Scotland's culinary traditions.

This delightful book of recipes, decorating and entertainment ideas is a complete themed tea party
guide for hosting Celtic tea parties based on the traditional holidays and occasions of
Scotland, Ireland, Wales and Cornwall. Knight provides colorful snippets of information about the
history and myths behind the festivities as well. Perfect addition to your Celtic cook books collection.

Introduce yourself to the glories of Welsh cooking. Ms. Yates present 75 mouth-watering Welsh recipes,
along with over 200 gorgeous photos, and entertaining background on the origin and history of each
Welsh recipe from the 12th through the 18th centuries. Easy step-by-step instructions for delicious food that turns out just
the way it should.

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